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cyanidation

cyanidation noun: the extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process.

Noun

cyanidation (plural cyanidations)

  1. The extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process

Forms of cyanidation

pluralcyanidations

Origin of cyanidation

From cyanide + -ation.

Questions about cyanidation

What does cyanidation mean?
Cyanidation means the extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process.
What part of speech is cyanidation?
Cyanidation is a noun.
What is the plural of cyanidation?
The plural of cyanidation is cyanidations.

Words near cyanidation in the dictionary

  1. cyanescent
  2. cyanic
  3. cyanic acid
  4. cyanic acids
  5. cyanid
  6. cyanidation
  7. cyanidations
  8. cyanide
  9. cyanide fishing
  10. cyanide process
  11. cyanide processes

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